Sonos Arc vs Yamaha YAS-108 review

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Sonos Arc vs Yamaha YAS-108 comparison chart

Sonos Arc vs Yamaha YAS-108 review

Sonos Arc
vs
Yamaha YAS-108

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Sonos Arc vs Yamaha YAS-108 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Arc has a total rating of 7 out of 10 versus 6.2 for YAS-108. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, play/pause, microphone and input, mute, volume down, volume up, power, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Only the Yamaha YAS-108 has a built-in subwoofer. The Arc has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the YAS-108 - wired and wireless. The Sonos Arc got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-108 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Sonos Arc can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Sonos Arc has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Yamaha YAS-108. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 7/10.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Arc has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Sonos Arc got a rating of 4, and Yamaha YAS-108 5 out of 10.

Advantages Sonos Arc over Yamaha YAS-108

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos

Advantages Yamaha YAS-108 over Sonos Arc

  • Built-in subwoofer
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Common

Product

Sonos Arc
Yamaha YAS-108

Model

Arc
YAS-108

Brand

Sonos
Yamaha

Reviews

368
1385

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, play/pause, microphone
input, mute, volume down, volume up, power

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, iHeart, Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

0/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

114 x 7.6 x 10.1/45 x 3.4 x 4.5
88.9 x 5.3 x 12.9/35 x 2.1 x 5.1

Weight, kg/pounds

6.2/13.7
3.1/7.1

Other

Release year

2020
2018
Sonos Arc
Yamaha YAS-108
Sonos Arc
Yamaha YAS-108

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7
  • 6.2
  • 7Sonos Arc
  • 6.2Yamaha YAS-108